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judge UK US [dʒʌdʒ] noun countable [ judges ]

PERSON

1. <E > a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters
• a British high-court judge
• a US Supreme Court judge
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Judges and juries

• The judge reminded the witness that she was under oath.
• The judge will pronounce sentence on the defendant this afternoon.
• In Britain, judges wear white wigs in court.
• She wrote an article attacking the judges and their conduct of the trial.
• He shouted abuse at the judge after being sentenced to five years imprisonment.

DECIDE

2. the person who officially decides who is the winner of a competition
• a panel of judges
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Refereeing and judging in sport ↑People who analyse and judge
3. a person who has the knowledge to give an opinion about something or is able to decide whether someone or something is good or bad
• She's such a bad judge of character.
• "I really don't think you should have another drink." "I'll be/Let me be the judge of that (= I am able to make my own decision about that)."
Thesaurus⁺: ↑People who analyse and judge

verb intransitive or transitive
1. <E > to form, give or have as an opinion, or to decide about something or someone, especially after thinking carefully
• So far, he seems to be handling the job well, but it's really too soon to judge.
• + question word It's difficult to judge whether the new system really is an improvement.
• The meeting was judged (to have been) a success.
• You shouldn't judge by/on appearances alone.
• I'm hopeless at judging distance(s) (= guessing how far it is between places).
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Analysing and evaluating ↑Assessing and estimating value
2. <E > to officially decide who will be the winner of a competition
• I've been asked to judge the fancy-dress competition.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Decisions and deciding ↑Refereeing and judging in sport
3. judging by/from ( also to judge by/from )
<E > used to express the reasons why you have a particular opinion
• Judging by what he said, I think it's very unlikely that he'll be able to support your application.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Analysing and evaluating ↑Assessing and estimating value

• You shouldn't judge people by their external appearances.
• Not everyone judges success by the same standards - some people think happiness is more important than money.
• The competition will be judged by a panel of experts.
• There are various points to look out for when you're judging dogs in a competition.
• I can't really be objective when I'm judging my daughter's work.
Idiom: You can't judge a book by its cover